Line-of-Duty Death (LODD)
Birmingham Firefighter Jordan Melton was killed, and Firefighter Jamal Jones was wounded, inside Firehouse No.9
The hearings will focus, in part, on the initial actions by the ship’s crew and the response to the fire by Newark and other local land-based fire departments
Detailing the big news of the year
Former Fire Chief and volunteer firefighter Thomas Gerald Lee, 67, died after suffering a medical emergency while battling a house fire
Firefighter Dwight Hilton, 57, went into cardiac arrest while fighting a wildfire
Paramedic Gerald “Garry” Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift
The firefighter was going to treating a victim from one cell-tower collapse when a second tower fell on him
Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, died after becoming trapped inside a burning two-story apartment building; autopsies revleaed they died of burns and carbon-monoxide exposure
Chief Rick Winkles, 53, was a few months shy of being on the department for 28 years and planned to retire soon
Firefighters Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, were killed while fighting a fire in a six-unit building
Firefighters Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, were killed while fighting the fire in the six-unit building
Firefighter Greg Hennessey, 49, worked for the department for 24 years and was an apparatus engineer who mentored youths
Firefighter James “Doc” Delbert Brooks, 62, began to experience difficulty breathing and called 911 while winterizing boats at a station
Firefighter Christ Swan, 57, was investigating an activated fire alarm when he became fatigued and was found in a cardiac arrest
Firefighter Cosmo Paris, 59, was returning home after an incident when he suffered an apparent heart attack
We need to take a closer look at why there was a rise in trauma-related firefighter fatalities
Jeffrey Lee Fields, 51, suffered a heart attack and died after heart bypass surgery
Lt. Lidke was directing traffic as the apparatus returned to quarters when he collapsed
Firefighter Jon Schondelmayer, 44, told crew members he was going home to get medicine and would return to the station shortly
Details of the injury and cause of death are unknown at this time
Firefighter Dr. David Griffin reveals how lessons learned from the deadly 2007 Sofa Super Store Fire led to changes that other departments can benefit from
Chief Pierson suffered an apparent heart attack; efforts to revive him were unsuccessful
Judge said he made errors by not allowing testimony during three-day trial in Sept.
Volunteer firefighter Capt. David R. Barr, 64, spent two weeks in the hospital before succumbing to his injuries
To understand the U.S. Fire Administration’s report on 2012 on-duty firefighter deaths, you need to look deep into the numbers and their trends
With 2013 shaping up to be one of the worst years in recent history for line of duty deaths, adjust your practices with these root causes front of mind